The Definitive End

With the difficult and gut wrenching death of Ida cat on January 24, 2016 I am closing the Catfight Blog for good.

Goodbye, my special, troublesome, lovely, kind, frightening, confusing, heartbreaking and so very adorable feline friends! You shall never be forgotten as long as I live and in spite of it all I miss both of you tremendously. 

The Great Equalizer

Fast forward 5 1/2 years.

On Monday, December the 28th 2015 Flecki passed away at the approximate age of 15.
Since that day all doors are open in our house again and we can move freely without having to shuffle cats.
I absolutely hate it.

Flecki, you are missed tremendously! More than I ever expected.
I am so very sorry that the last years have been so  hard on our two special feline friends.
Ida is roaming the house aimlessly.
She knows that her nemesis is gone. But, like us, she can't believe it.
Sadly, her health is failing as well and it's just a question of a shortish period of time until we have to let her go as well.

Death is scratching at the door and demanding entry.
Not sure how long we can keep that door shut...

Cutting a Deal

I think all parties have come to an agreement. We humans are just not going to mess with trying to get them together again  - for a long time. They have both adjusted to the new routines; there is only minimal howling about it, both cats seem happy, healthy, and content, and there is hardly any fighting at the door anymore. So why fix something that's taking care of itself?

They obviously don't want to hang out anymore and we have the space to respect their decision without having to give either one away.
So there you have it. A kitty divorce that could have been so much worse.

Solitay Confinement and Weight

Ever since Idi doesn't chase Flecki  through the house anymore, they've both put on some weight. It does Flecki really good because she was kind of bony before. Idi often wouldn't allow her to eat and chase her away from the food bowl. It's only now that we realize how much it impacted Flecki. :(
Idi on the other hand is looking more and more like a Rugby ball. We tried to encourage exercise (running the stairs up and down - she usually follows me wherever I go) but she looks like me like I have gone mad.
I guess it's time for some dietary changes. Flecki will continue to have access to food 24/7 and Idi will just have to put in some fasting time throughout the day and the whole night. Hopefully DH is going to add some play time again as well. I am no good at that stuff - they get bored with me.  
Both felines are otherwise content at this point - even though there is the occasional paw-and-scratch-episode under the door if I don't pay attention. I think they both just want to be single. Kitty divorce is what we're dealing with here!